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Barclay brothers avoid bankruptcy after deal with HSBC over £143m debt

www.silverguide.site – Bank says it has withdrawn proceedings against former Telegraph owners Aidan and Howard Barclay at high court…
Barclay brothers avoid bankruptcy after deal with HSBC over £143m debt
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UK refineries asked to maximise jet fuel production amid supply fears

www.silverguide.site – Government request follows contingency planning to stop planes being grounded if Iran war supply shocks continue …
UK refineries asked to maximise jet fuel production amid supply fears
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US gas prices hit $4.23 high as Hormuz fears drive oil surge

www.silverguide.site – Blockade threat in vital strait and Trump’s stance lift crude, pushing pump prices to highest level since 2022…
US gas prices hit $4.23 high as Hormuz fears drive oil surge
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UK firms in ‘critical financial stress’ jump by a third as costs rise, report finds

www.silverguide.site – Insolvency firm points to tax rises, staff costs and shaky consumer confidence after number increases to 62,193…
UK firms in ‘critical financial stress’ jump by a third as costs rise, report finds
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Lloyds takes £151m hit from Iran war as it forecasts rise in UK unemployment

www.silverguide.site – Bank expects its base case for GDP growth to be 0.5% this year, lower than IMF’s 0.8% prediction for Britain…
Lloyds takes £151m hit from Iran war as it forecasts rise in UK unemployment
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Oil nearing $120 a barrel for first time since 2022 as Trump maintains Iranian blockade – as it happened

www.silverguide.site – Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as Brent crude approaches highest level since Middle East conflict began…
Oil nearing $120 a barrel for first time since 2022 as Trump maintains Iranian blockade – as it happened
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Inflation jumps to 4.6% in Australia as Iran war fuel shock begins to bite

www.silverguide.site – Financial markets are betting the Reserve Bank will hike interest rates for a third straight meeting next Tuesday…
Inflation jumps to 4.6% in Australia as Iran war fuel shock begins to bite
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UK faces £35bn hit and risk of recession this year over impact of Iran war, thinktank warns

www.silverguide.site – Niesr says even under best-case scenario, economy would grow at slower pace in 2026 and 2027 because of conflict…
UK faces £35bn hit and risk of recession this year over impact of Iran war, thinktank warns
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Another shadow banking hit – but otherwise, Barclays looks fine

www.silverguide.site – The bank shouldn’t sound the all-clear, but two screw-ups doesn’t mean the current credit cycle will end in tears…
Another shadow banking hit – but otherwise, Barclays looks fine
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Singing activists disrupt NatWest meeting over ‘climate backtracking’

www.silverguide.site – Shareholder agm briefly adjourned after protesters wearing T-shirts labelled ‘No more big oil’ burst into song…
Singing activists disrupt NatWest meeting over ‘climate backtracking’
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Europe’s smaller airports ‘under threat’ if fuel shortages cause many cancellations

www.silverguide.site – High fuel prices and passenger delays caused by EU’s EES entry-exit system causing problems, says trade body…
Europe’s smaller airports ‘under threat’ if fuel shortages cause many cancellations
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Barclays cuts back risky lending after £228m hit from UK mortgage firm MFS

www.silverguide.site – Bank’s chief executive points to alleged fraud as it sets aside a further £105m for motor finance compensation…
Barclays cuts back risky lending after £228m hit from UK mortgage firm MFS
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Deloitte and Zoom’s trims to parental-leave benefits may hurt them in long run, experts say

www.silverguide.site – The companies announced last week that they will be reducing parental leave and other benefits for employees starting next year…
Deloitte and Zoom’s trims to parental-leave benefits may hurt them in long run, experts say
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BP profits more than double as oil prices soar in Iran war

www.silverguide.site – First-quarter profits of $3.2bn prompt outrage from campaigners, who say figures come at expense of consumers…
BP profits more than double as oil prices soar in Iran war
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Shares in buy-to-let mortgage lenders fall after report Reeves plans rent freeze

www.silverguide.site – FTSE 250 firms Paragon and OSB Group, owner of Kent Reliance and Precise Mortgages, slide on London Stock Exchange…
Shares in buy-to-let mortgage lenders fall after report Reeves plans rent freeze
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UAE quits Opec in ‘pivotal moment’ for oil producing group – as it happened

www.silverguide.site – It’s UAExit as the United Arab Emirates will leave Opec on 1 May, in a blow to the group of oil producers…
UAE quits Opec in ‘pivotal moment’ for oil producing group – as it happened
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Price rises in UK shops slow as retailers apply heavy discounts to lure shoppers

www.silverguide.site – Shop price inflation rose by 1% year-on-year in April, slowing from 1.2% in March, the BRC says…
Price rises in UK shops slow as retailers apply heavy discounts to lure shoppers
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Rachel Reeves’s fiscal rules buffer should be ‘significantly larger’, say peers

www.silverguide.site – Peers say chancellor and recent predecessors have allowed themselves too little room for manoeuvre…
Rachel Reeves’s fiscal rules buffer should be ‘significantly larger’, say peers
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Nationwide should give its boardroom challenger a fair run

www.silverguide.site – James Sherwin-Smith’s candidacy is a test of the building society’s commitment to mutual values…
Nationwide should give its boardroom challenger a fair run
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Shell to buy Canadian shale producer ARC Resources for $16.4bn

www.silverguide.site – Deal comes five years after Shell sold its US shale business and is its biggest acquisition for a decade…
Shell to buy Canadian shale producer ARC Resources for $16.4bn
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